Study: Two Houston-area cities projected to spend the most money in the nation during the holidays

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Residents in two greater-Houston cities are expected to do some big spending for the holidays, according to financial website, WalletHub. So big, in fact, the spending in those cities is predicted to be among the most in the country.

Sugar Land residents second in the country for highest projected holiday spending, with each person predicted to spend $2,368. League City is not far behind, ranking seventh in the United States with residents projected to spend $2,225.

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The National Retail Federation expects the average per-person tab to reach $967 according to WalletHub, up nearly 3.4 percent compared with last holiday season.

WalletHub based its projections on income, age and savings-to-monthly expenses of residents in each city. Houston and nine other surrounding cities were included in the study which consisted of 570 cities.

See how much Houston-area residents are expected to spend this holiday season in the gallery above.

Will Axford is a digital reporter for Chron.com. Read more of his stories here and follow him on Twitter.